Henry Lee Bryan v. Clarence Jones, Sheriff, Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Fidelity & Deposit Co. Andlena Giddens

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Henry Lee Bryan brought this § 1983 action seeking monetary damages for false imprisonment against Clarence Jones, Sheriff of Dallas County, Texas, and his surety; and Henry Wade, District Attorney for Dallas County, Texas, and Lena Giddens, his employee. From a jury verdict the Sheriff and his surety appeal attacking the trial court’s refusal to instruct the jury that good faith was a defense to the charge of false imprisonment. Error is also asserted in the court’s refusal to permit proof of Bryan’s prior imprisonment relative to the damages claimed. We hold the refusal…